The Mets lived to see another day, and what a day it will be. One game decides this wild-card series with San Diego, and ultimately their season, too.
The matchup with the Padres turned from a deadly downer on Day 1 to exhilarating in the space of 24 hours, thanks to the season-saving, long-lasting,. But, as practically every Mets fan knows, it can turn back just like that.
This is a chance to that doesn’t come along every year. Until Saturday night’s hard-earned victory that seemed like the longest nine-inning game ever, the Mets hadn’t won a playoff game since losing the 2015 World Series.Chris Bassitt now has his shot at redemption for Mets in Game 3 The Mets kept telling us they are a resilient group, and they showed it before another packed house at Citi Field. With co-ace Jacob deGrom slinging it as hard as 101.6 mph and logging six mostly stellar innings, MVP candidates Alonso and Francisco Lindor each hit solo home runs. Underrated star Brandon Nimmo got on base four times, and batting champion Jeff McNeil providing the key two-run hit, as the Mets survived their first elimination game.
Bassitt is a competitor who will give it his all, but promised not to fixate on how deGrom went about his business. Because he is not deGrom. No one is. We got another reminder of that right away Saturday night, when deGrom was pumping 100-plus mph pitches and holding the Padres down well enough through six impressive innings to extend this miniseries another day.
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